Former Arkansas Republican Gov. Mike Huckabee told Newsmax on Tuesday that former President Donald Trump’s ongoing criminal trial in New York City is a ploy by Democrats “to attack a political opponent using the gears of government.”

During an appearance on “Wake Up America,” Huckabee noted that Trump still dominates the news cycle despite being out of office and while facing multiple legal cases against him, whereas Biden’s public speeches barely are covered by major networks.

“Trump has the uncanny ability to control the news cycle, no matter what else is going on,” Huckabee said. “Joe Biden can barely mumble his way through a response to a question if he takes them at all, and he usually takes them from pre-arranged reporters.”

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